Currently, Medical Marijuana is NOT AVAILABLE
in Alabama

BUT

We here at GreenWay have put together current information on the status of medical marijuana in Alabama, as well as other medical options available to you until it is.

Legislation

Read to learn what the current status of medical marijuana is in Alabama and what others are trying to do.

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CBD

Discover what CBD is and how it could be an alternative for you until medical marijuana is available.

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Traveling

There are out-of-state options for those who desperately need medical marijuana. Find out if they are right for you.

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Research

Read research articles on medical marijuana for different conditions and how it affects your body.

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Legislation

Pending Legislation

Senate Bill 326, introduced by Sen. Bobby Singleton, was referred to and passed by the State Judiciary Committee on April 2015. The bill would allow patients, with any of the 25 specific medical conditions, to purchase medical marijuana and the establishment of a limited number of dispensaries. The legislation, however, never made it to the Senate Floor for debate by the time the session ended on June 4, 2015. The bill is expected to be introduced again in the 2016 legislative session and it is hopeful that medical marijuana legislation will pass in Alabama in the near future as much of the opposition against it has waned.

Advocate Groups

The Alabama Medical Marijuana Coalition (AMMJC) is working to create a safe and regulated medical marijuana program for the patient’s of Alabama. The AMMJC conducts programs and activities to educate the people of Alabama about the many benefits of medical marijuana. Aside from various social functions to enhance group awareness, they also have radio interviews and network with other advocacy group. Those interested may visit their Facebook Page.

Another group is the Alabama Safe Access Project. They are dedicated to finding a way to provide safe access to patients who choose medical marijuana. If you would like to know more about them, you can visit their website.

Current Legislation

Alabama currently has a CBD-Only Medical Marijuana Law but only for debilitating epileptic conditions. Possession of CBD, derived from medical marijuana – not industrial hemp, by persons who are acting outside of state-sponsored clinical trials, is not permitted under the law. There are no state-licensed dispensaries and home cultivation and caregivers are not allowed.

Possession or sale of marijuana is a criminal, arrestable offense. For possession of one kilogram (2.2 lbs) or less, the crime is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,000. For possession of any amount over one kilogram, the crime is a felony, punishable by 1 – 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. The sale, cultivation or manufacture of marijuana is a felony offense. If the amount is one kilogram or less, the mandatory minimum sentence is three years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000. For an amount greater than one kilogram but less than 100 lbs, the sentence is a minimum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000.

Med Card Waiting List

Although medical marijuana is not available for you yet, hopefully it will be soon. Until then, we encourage you to sign up for our medical marijuana card waiting list.

Once medical marijuana is available in Alabama, we will contact you and help you with the rest of the process.

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Cannabidiol (CBD)

Despite the fact that Alabama has not legalized medical marijuana, you can still have access to some of the most important therapeutic benefits it has to offer. There is a compound found in marijuana called CBD, which is also found in hemp; a plant from the same family as marijuana and similar in nature. CBD is debatably the most valuable compound sourced from these two plants and medical research has shown it to offer symptom relief for a variety of ailments, including pain, muscle spasms, and anxiety. When CBD is extracted from the hemp plant, it is legal in all 50 states because it is generally considered safe and cannot get you high.

Cannabidiol from Medical Marijuana – Illegal

In places where medical marijuana is regulated, medical marijuana plants are grown in high CBD with varying amounts of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana. The CBD is extracted from the plants and sold to licensed dispensaries and prescribed by doctors for certain conditions.

CBD from medical marijuana is NOT legal in states where medical marijuana is not regulated, unless stated otherwise.

Cannabidiol from Industrial Hemp – Legal

CBD extracted from industrial hemp has practically no THC in it. Therefore, it is not possible to get a “high” from CBD extracted from industrial hemp plants. The FDA views CBD extracted from industrial hemp as a “dietary supplement” instead of a medication. Since CBD from industrial hemp is viewed as a dietary supplement, you do not need a prescription to get it.

CBD from industrial hemp plants IS legal in all states because the FDA views it as a “dietary supplement”.

While it is unfortunate that Alabama has yet to legalize medical marijuana, we are lucky that there are other ways to access the medicinal properties it has to offer. CBD products are available in many different forms including: vaporizers, tinctures, lotions, capsules, and other edible products.


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Traveling

Recreational Marijuana

With marijuana for recreational use being legal in five states, you also have the option to travel there. Currently, you can travel to Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Washington DC, and Alaska. If you are interested in an international destination, Jamaica has also just legalized medical marijuana as well.

THC vs CBD

Here’s the deal with marijuana, in the most basic concept, there are two main ingredients inside the plant.

THC (tetra-hydro-canna-bin-ol, don’t worry, you will never have to say this word out loud) is a chemical that you may have heard of because it makes you “high”. Aside from the euphoria it produces, it actually provides relief to a number of conditions and symptoms like nausea or chronic pain.

The other thing in marijuana is called CBD (Canna-bi-di-ol). This ingredient also has many medicinal properties but will absolutely NOT get you “high”. The reason you may not have heard of CBD is because marijuana is mostly known for getting people “high” on purpose and thus the majority of plants were bred to have greater amounts of THC than CBD. Since the use of marijuana as a medicine has become more mainstream, CBD is much more readily available.

Both THC and CBD relieve Inflammation, Nausea, Muscle spasms, and Pain as well as reducing seizures. Separately, each chemical can accomplish many of the same medicinal benefits, combined together their properties can be greatly increased.

Now, let's see how these two differ.

THC

Use will cause a "high"

Illegal without a medical card

Use discouraged in most workplaces

Will show up on most drug tests

Can cause Anxiety

Easy to find in most marijuana

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Stimulates appetite

CBD

Causes NO "high" whatsoever

Legal everywhere

Safe for use at work

Will NOT show up on a drug test

Reduces Anxiety

Harder to find, requires specific marijuana or hemp

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Sleep aid

Reduces the "high" caused by THC

HEMP = CBD (kind of)

One more small basic lesson, you have undoubtedly heard of a plant called hemp. What you may not know is that it is practically the same as marijuana except for the fact that it does not produce THC. What it DOES produce is a LOT of CBD.

Because of the lack of THC in hemp, there are no legal restrictions with its use. This means that you can get large amounts of CBD without the need for a medical card, or worrying about going to jail.

Why are you telling me all of this?

Most people simply do not know about CBD. It might be important to you if you are someone interested in the relieving properties of marijuana but are not interested in getting "high". You could also be someone who wants instant relief without having to wait for the entire medical card process to complete.

If you are one of these types of people then luckily for you, we offer CBD-only products that you can purchase RIGHT NOW.

 

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